News From Around The County
HEMET — A possible car to car shooting inside Hemet’s gated Willowalk community caused two nearby schools to be placed onto precautionary lock down earlier today, Tuesday, March 12. Because the shooting happened within close proximity to West Valley High and Harmony Elementary schools, both campuses were reportedly locked down for a short period, while officers combed the area looking […]
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A wild pursuit that traveled from Menifee to Hemet ended when a felon fleeing in a stolen car crashed into two other vehicles and a wrought iron fence before fleeing on foot into a residential neighborhood Sunday afternoon, Mar. 10. The man, who was later determined to be a fugitive from justice, was apprehended with assistance from a sheriff’s K-9. […]
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UPDATE: Sunday, Mar. 10, 11 a.m. With corrections, updates, and suspect booking details. See Original Story below. HEMET — A felon who was arrested yesterday after first running from and then fighting with Hemet police officers was later identified as 63-year-old, Stephen Leon Washington Jr. Online jail records indicate that after his arrest, Washington was booked into Cois Byrd Detention […]
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HOMELAND — There are more questions than answers for area residents after a man was killed in the rural, unincorporated community of Homeland early Monday morning, Mar. 4. According to officials, the deadly shooting happened at an unspecified location in the 25000 block of Cortrite Ave., between Hwy 74 and Dagmar Ln. Although sheriff’s officials have said the incident is […]
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HEMET — A Hemet police officer was hospitalized early yesterday evening when her patrol vehicle was struck broadside by another car Tuesday, Mar. 5. The injury traffic collision happened at the intersection of Juanita St. and Central Ave. in Hemet. The officer’s injuries were later described as minor and she is expected to fully recover. LEADING THE RCNS HEADLINES: UPDATED: […]
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HEMET — No injuries were reported after a single vehicle rollover on Domenigoni Parkway east of Warren Rd.Monday night, Mar. 4. LEADING THE HEMET HEADLINES: Two women apprehended after suspected DUI hit and run Hemet man life-flighted with stab injuries to neck UPDATE: Man arrested after fatal Hemet stabbing Hemet woman charged with human trafficking City of Hemet Police and […]
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UPDATED: Tuesday, Mar. 5, 8:30 p.m., With update from family and friends. HEMET — A man was life-flighted to a trauma center after suffering life-threatening knife wounds earlier today, Tuesday, Mar. 5. Initial reports indicated the victim sustained a knife injury to his wrist, but paramedics discovered the victim had been stabbed and slashed in the neck. LEADING THE HEMET […]
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HEMET — Minor injuries were reported after a suspected DUI hit and run traffic collision that caused one of two involved vehicles to overturn Saturday evening, Mar. 2. The rollover crash initially left several people trapped inside a pickup truck that overturned; however, good Samaritans who came to the victims’ aid helped the truck’s occupants safely out of their wrecked […]
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SAN JACINTO — A Banning couple sustained minor injuries after their vehicle overturned in San Jacinto early this morning, Saturday, Mar. 2. The single-vehicle traffic accident happened on Ramona Expressway, between Warren and California. LEADING THE RCNS HEADLINES: MV man arrested after dousing victim, 52, with gas, setting victim on fire Hemet woman charged with human trafficking BREAKING: One dead […]
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UPDATED: Sunday, Mar. 3, 12:48 p.m., With suspect’s information. UPDATED: Monday, Mar. 4, 1 p.m., With link to video from scene. See Original Story and photos below. HEMET — Authorities investigating the fatal stabbing of a Hemet man last Friday night, Mar. 1, announced this morning the arrest of a Beaumont man in connection with the fatal incident. LEADING THE […]
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